24 February 2008

Kobe Bryant and I have had an up-and-down relationship over the years. I loved him. I hated him. This season has gone just the same way. Starting the season begging to play elsewhere, things have gone pretty darn well. Nobody will argue that he's an amazing player. But Sunday's game against Seattle shows that he's also a bad ass.

The Lakers currently lead the West. The Sonics...just suck. So when a 39-17 team is facing a 15-40 team, you'd expect a blowout. And such a thing did happen (final score - 111-91). I suppose nobody said anything to Bryant though. He brought his A-Game, and his intensity.

So intense that he was ejected in the 3rd quarter with his team up 31 points. Two technicals for arguing a foul. Arguing that he should have been fouled while going for an offensive rebound. With his team up 31 points. Think Kobe doesn't care? Think players take nights off? Not Kobe.

14 comments:

Funny thing was Kobe was absolutely right with his complaint. He was held no less than 3 times while going for that loose ball. Supposedly he said "fuck you, you fucking pussy" to the ref and that's what got him tossed.

History will be kind to Kobe Bean Bryant, as the next generation will look back in disbelief that he took a team with starters named Kwame Brown and Smush Parker to the playoffs. Brown and Parker were not heard from again.

In trying to read his lips, I think that's what Bryant said after he was tossed,while walking by the bench on his way out. Before he was tossed and after his first technical, he kept looking at the ref saying, "That's B.S...." I didn't like that he was ejected but it was funny.

He shot the ball a bunch in the games prior and guys like you were saying he was shooting too much, a ball hog if you will. Then, he get's all of his teammates involved and he's "taking the game off". The team shot 32%. Don't go blaming Kobe for the game because he started to get everyone involved. He's in a lose/lose situation when it comes to idiots like you.

"Fuck you, you pussy" And this is a blog about Kobe being a badass? Up 31? Not quite what i was thinking.

"next generation will look back in disbelief that he took a team with starters named Kwame Brown and Smush Parker to the playoffs"

I thought you were being sarcastic. Since it's so often that we look back at players who took no name players to the playoffs... except that we remember the great players that make no name players great as well and win championships.